CVE-2026-48388
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.6
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
7.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-427
Published 2026-07-28 · modified 2026-08-26
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-07-28 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-26 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
Adobe Photoshop Installer was affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could have resulted in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could have exploited this vulnerability by placing a malicious library in a directory searched by the installer. Exploitation of this issue required user interaction in that a victim must have been running the installer. Scope is changed.